Umbrella Chronicles gameplay video

Finally some gameplay footage. Can't wait to pick this up.

Manhunt 2 trailer released!

It's available to stream over at Rockstar's Manhunt 2 site. It looks pretty decent actually, I'm just hoping they improve the graphics a bit before the final release.

NiGHTS wii screens emerge, exactly what we want?

First NiGHTS screens at Jeux France

As a huge fan of the first NiGHTS into dreams game for the SEGA Saturn, I must admit, when rumors surrounding a new NiGHTS game for the Wii began to circulate, I got a little excited.

Well, new screens have emerged, and I couldn't be happier with the way it looks. By the looks of it, SEGA has done an excellent job movingthe classic game's trademark whimsy and colorful graphics to the Wii.

According to Jeux France, the game will support 2 player multiplayer, online, new characters, and new movements with the Wii remote.

Look for an official announcement in early April.

New Koei adventure game for Wii: Opoona

Apparently, Opoona will feature a quirky art style, and a one-handed nunchuck-only control scheme.

Here's to hoping it comes stateside!

New No More Heroes trailer from GDC

I'm loving the music.

New "Mii Popularity Contest" channel in the works

Today during his GDC keynote, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed to the world a new Wii channel he's working on.

"Today people are so taken with the Miis around the world. Im working on a new
Mii channel.

With this channel we are going to let people compare the Miis they created in
a popularity contest.

And you will be allowed to do this with people from around the world."

Sounds very interesting. If it's anywhere near as fun as the Everybody Votes channel, I'll be happy.

Pokemon Battle Revolution, Mario Party 8 release dates confirmed

PBR will be here on June 25th, roughly two months after Diamond and Pearl's release, and Mario Party will be out on May 29. The delay on Mario Party wasn't as bad as it could've been, and PBR's release date is no surprise at all, as a June release has been expected for a while now.

Full article at Nintendo.

Sonic and the Secret Rings Review

Presentation: 8
Graphics: 9
Sound: 4
Gameplay: 7

Pros: Great level design, great graphics, excellent sense of speed, exciting boss fights, story is actually tolerable, lock-on targeting system feels really natural.

Cons: The controls can get very irritating; especially when trying to go backwards (why would you want to walk backwards in a game like this?), TERRIBLE music and voice-acting, sub-missions can become extremely difficult.

Verdict: 7.0/10.o

Upcoming under-the-radar 360 and Wii games for '07!

There are quite a few games in retail store computer systems that there either have little to no information, or haven't even been announced at all! Here a couple highlights for both Wii and Xbox 360, with tentative release months:

360

• Battlestar Galactica Online - October
• Blacksite: Area 51 - September
• Overlord - July
• Project Sylpheed (!!!) - June

Wii

• Driver '76 - March EDIT: It appears that Driver Parallel Lines is coming out in March - John
  
• Elevator Action - June
• Emergency Mayhem - April
• Escape from Bug Island (Formerly Necro-Nesia) - October

So among those, Battlestar Galactica, Blacksite, Overlord, Sylpheed, and Bug Island have all been announced. Elevator Action was a Gameboy game and later had a sequel on the Saturn, and Emergency Mayhem is completely unknown. So while some of these dates seem kind of sudden (Driver, Emergency Mayhem), Bug Island's date could make a lot of sense- a spooooooky Halloween release!

1up.com's top ten most wanted Wii games for 2007

"No More Heroes
Publisher: Spike | Developer: Grasshopper | Release Date: TBA

What is it? Another whacked-out game from whacked-out designer Suda 51, of Killer7 fame. No More Heroes stars Travis Touchdown, an American geek who buys a beam katana (read: light saber) off eBay and decides to become a hit man. We couldn't make this up, people.

Why should I care? Taking the oddball style (graphic and otherwise) of Killer 7 and applying it to something that more closely approximates a game is a pretty decent idea.

What's the prognosis? With the remote controlling the beam katana, this should be an awesomely over-the-top slashfest. As long as there's actually gameplay in there. Somewhere."

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